Category: Weekly round up

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners once again provided the marshalling for the Kingsbury Classic 10k race last Tuesday evening. Always a very popular race on the local event calendar saw this year’s event start with a record breaking number of runners on the starting line to take part.

Robbie Baden finished in 7th position overall with his time of 37:40mins with fellow team mates Darren O’Leary in 37th place / 34th male (44:19mins), Phil Neale in 46th place / 40th male (45:57mins), Darren Truman 70th place / 56th male (48:57mins), Richard Finnigan 73rd place / 59th male (49:15mins), George Hope 81st place / 65th male (50:22mins) &Tim Mudd 105th place / 81st male (53:24mins).

For the Peel Road Runner women, it was Emma Pick who ran a terrific race to finish as the 3rd placed female with her time of 43:01mins for her 10k. Carolyne Browne fished as the 23rd placed female overall with her time of 52:53mins (first placed female in her age category) with Val Lawson finishing as the 41st female finisher with her time of 58:12mins.

Christie Rosser ran her first ever half marathon race distance at Market Bosworth at the weekend. In what were warm running conditions, Christie found the undulating course quite challenging at times and her keenness got the better of her and her starting pace proved to be quicker than she had anticipated. Grinding it out over the 13.1mile course, Christie managed a finishing time of 2:09:15hrs for her inaugural Half Marathon distance race.

Running is the same event was Lisa Jones-Bignell who was less troubled by the elevations of the course and weather as she crossed through the finish line with a superb time of 1:51:57hrs for her 13.1miles.

Another first was achieved at Market Drayton road race as Lisa Fletcher finally managed to get her hands on the Gingerbread Medal she’s been craving for as she finished the 10k course in a time of 59:51mins.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runner Darren Cotton was rubbing shoulders with Parkrun ‘royalty’ founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt OBE down in Richmond, Surrey at the London 10mile event. As Parkrun were co-hosting the event, Paul was invited down to sound the klaxon for the start of each of the race waves and even found time to run the event himself. On another undulating but very picturesque park course, Darren completed the 10miles in a time of 1:35:18hrs.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”913″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Alas poor Robert Donovan was back out clocking up more marathon miles last weekend as he participated in the Shakespeare Marathon in Stratford on Avon. The race which starts in the town centre, opposite the Bard’s old school, and runs out through the quaint old quintessential villages outside of the town and out to the countryside and back again. Bob completed the scenic 26.2mile route in 5:35:31hrs.

Back to Parkrun and Peel Road Runners gathered at Kingsbury and Bedworth for their weekly free 5k run. Robert Hirst was running as the solo Peeler at Bedworth and ran 25:57min for his 93rd Parkrun outing.

As usual it was Kingsbury where the Peelers gathered in numbers and Darren O’Leary lead the way home with his time of 21:26mins that gave him a 32nd place finisher spot on the day and clocked up his 150th Parkrun. Behind Darren was Phil Neale who ran a 22:43mins race for his Parkrun number 25. Richard Finnegan finished on 23:00mins to knock 30secs off his previous best 5k Parkrun time. Exactly 1min behind was George Hope who finished on 24:00mins and is now only 5 runs away from clocking up 100.  Following George across the finish line were Darren Truman 24:24mins, Stuart Hatton 25:10mins & Tim Mudd 26:24mins.

The first of the Peel Road Runner women to complete the 5k route was Sophie Galloway with her time of 26:59mins ahead of Stella Martin & Jo Insley who crossed the line together in 28:42mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners made the most of the glorious sunny weather on the weekend of the 5th / 6th May with members running in events at both Uttoxeter & Birmingham City Centre.

It was the Uttoxeter Half Marathon on Sunday 6th May with a handful of Peelers making the start line. Hot conditions mixed with a rather hilly course made it a tough day for running outside and it was Trevor Thompson who was the first Peel Road Runner to cross the finish line with his time of 1:50:27hrs and in 103rd place overall. Behind Trevor was Malcolm Bembridge with his time of 1:50:36hrs with the third team member Darren Truman finishing with a time of 2:02:34hrs. For the Peel Road Runners women’s team, it was Sandra Ingram first back across the finish line with her time of 2:16:42hrs with Emma Livingstone a little further back with her finish time of 2:28:43hrs. Unfortunately, neither team fielded enough runners on the day to count in the team results.

On the same day it was the Great Birmingham 10k run around the City Centre streets. A duo of Peelers entered and enjoyed each other’s company around the course and crossed the finish line together but it was Lisa Fletcher who clocked up the quicker time finishing 1 second ahead of Stella Martin with times of 1:33:55hrs & 1:33:56hrs respectively.

It was business as usual for the Parkrunners with Peel Road Runners attending Kingsbury / Conkers / Northallerton for their morning 5k run.

Robert Hirst was the sole member at Conkers and ran a 25:31min for his 5k with another sole entrant at Northallerton, Michael Stevenson notching up a time of 29:07mins for his 5k.

As usual it was a much better turn out at Kingsbury Water Park with 7 team members turning out, including some PB runs!

Martin Hollamby lead the team home with his time of 21:09mins ahead of Stuart Hatton who finished with his time of 26:19mins. George Hope wasn’t far behind Stuart with his time of 26:46mins, followed by Adam Chyla 27:17mins (a new PB by 8 secs), Sophie Galloway 27:57mins, Lisa Fletcher 29:25mins and Mick Cooper with his new PB time of 29:45mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners focussed on local Parkrun events last weekend with Kingsbury, Conkers & Brueton Park all seeing members in attendance.

As usual it was Kingsbury Water Park that attracted the most members last week with 9 runners out for their 5k weekly outing. First through the finishers tunnel was Phil Neale with his time of 22:21mins followed by George Hope who ran a time of 24:16mins for his 93rd Parkrun. Next to finish was Tim Mudd in 26:20mins ahead of the first Peel female finisher which was Lisa Fletcher with her time of 29:23mins who just pipped Jo Insley to the line with her time of 29:24mins for her 50th Parkrun. Behind Jo were Vickie Gilks 32:05mins, Wendy Bowyer 35:44mins & Laura Bowyer 35:46mins.

Over at Conkers was Liz Morgan who clocked up a time of 30:19mins for her 5k and at Breuton Park was Michael Stevenson who finished his 5k in 28:52mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners Scott Frederick, Michael Shelton & Robert (Bob) Donovan were amongst the 41,000+ runners who braved the heat and ran the Virgin London Marathon last weekend.

For Scott this was his first marathon run and his efforts were rewarded with a finishing time of 6:04:04hrs. Michael was once again joined by Trevor the Bear for his 26.2miles and it was Trevor who carried him through (or was it the other way around?) and they finished with a time of 5:07:39hrs.

For Bob this run signified his 30th Marathon in 12 months (London 2017 to London 2018) and edges him closer to his 100 Marathon target. His time for this year’s London Marathon was 5:35:29hrs.

Parkruns are always well attended by members of the Peel Road Runners and last week was no exception. Running solo at Conkers last week was Liz Morgan who ran a 30:46min 5k. At a busy Kingsbury Water Park, it was Lee Rickards (aka Team Yoshi-Power) who was first across the finish line for the Peel Road Runners with a time of 19:35mins. Darren O’Leary was next home with his time of 20:49mins closely followed by Phil Neale with his run of 21:37mins and consecutive PB’s in his last 2 park run outings for Phil.

Rachael Rickards led the Peel ladies home with her time of 22:29mins followed by Robert Hirst with his time of 24:11mins. George Hope was next to finish with 24:37mins, ahead of Tim Mudd (25:37mins), Stella Martin (26:32mins, Stuart Hatton (26:54mins), Michael Stevenson (29:27mins), Darren Keenan (30:33mins and a new PB), Christine Keenan (32:26mins), Vickie Gilks (34:21mins) and Wendy Bowyer (34:22mins).

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners launched the BDSL Spring / Summer 2018 racing season with the ‘Run in the Forest’, a 5-mile mixed terrain race held at Conkers last weekend.

Following a successful winter Team Cross Country season, the Peel Road Runners head into the summer season with high spirits and an influx of new members eager to impress on both individual & team levels.

For the men it was Ashley Baldwin who was the first Peeler to cross the finish line in 4th position overall with his time of 29:11mins. Lee Rickards was next to finish in 14th position with a time of 30:49mins. Behind Lee was Michael Shelton who ran a 34:11mins for his 43rd place finish. Malcolm Bembridge 35:53mins (58th place), Phil Neale 36:13mins (62nd place), George Hope 39:03mins (95th place), Dave Fern 39:42mins (101st place), Richard Finnegan 39:57mins (105th place), Rob Hirst 41:29mins (123rd place) & Marcus Fairburn 42:23mins (133rd place) complete the Peel Road Runners mens times & placements. The results leave the mens team in 4th place overall.

For the Peel Road Runners womens it was Rachael Rickards who lead the team home with her time of 38:01mins, 16th fastest female on the day and 80th place overall. Lisa Jones-Bignell ran a terrific 39:12mins to finish behind Rachael as the 23rd fastest female and 98th position overall. Sandra Ingram finished with a time of 42:08mins to finish in 129th place overall followed home by Christie Rosser 42:32mins (136th place), Laura Cox 43:35mins (153rd place), Val Lawson 45:30mins (180th place), Stella Martin 45:45mins (183rd place), Helen Manton 47:56mins (209th place), Lisa Fletcher 49:40mins (220th place), Caroline Evans 51:38mins (231st place) & Moira Twiggs 58:56mins (265th place). The results leave the womens team also in 4th place overall.

Last weekend was also the date for the re-arranged Stafford Half Marathon which saw Peelers breaking ducks and setting new Personal Best times. The previous cancellation due to the weather conditions allowed a little extra preparation time for the participants. Running her first (and last?) ever H/M was Emma Pick who made best use of the extra time to break her 13.2mile duck and finish with a time of 1:39:42hrs. Carolyne Browne also ran at Stafford and was the first Peeler to set a new PB on the day with her time of 1:56:40hrs. Jo Insley was delighted to break the 2hr barrier with her new PB time of 1:59:17hrs finishing just ahead of Helen Chyla with her time of 1:59:19hrs.

Running solo for the Peel Road Runner men was Lawrence Williamson who finished his run with a superb time of 1:23:08hrs.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”897″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]‘Marathon Man’ Bob Donovan successfully ran the Boston Marathon last weekend, however, it wasn’t the one over in the USA, instead Bob travelled to Boston in Lincolnshire to run the lesser known, but just as tough, Boston Marathon. He completed the 26.2 miles in a time of 5:04:14hrs.

With other events / races taking place over the weekend it was a smaller than usual turnout for the Peel Road Runners at Kingsbury Water Park for the Saturday morning 5k Parkrun.

Owen Slater was the first Peeler to finish with his time of 25:46mins ahead of Adam Chyla who ran a 27:25min 5k and smashed his previous best time. Lisa Fletcher was the first Peel female finisher on the day with her time of 30:20mins, ahead of Wendy Bowyer who ran a time of 35:41mins and Jo Insley putting the finishing touches to her pre- Stafford HM training who finished with a leg loosening time of 39:36mins and is now only 1 Parkrun away from the 50 runs milestone.

Michael Stevenson was the sole Peel Road Runner tourist when he went running at the Basingstoke Parkrun last Saturday and finished with a time of 29:07mins for his 5k.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”898″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Individual Awards:

Peel Road Runners were amongst the individual prize winners for the Derby Runner Cross Country League 2017/18 XC Awards. In the Derby / Staffs Division it was Robbie Baden who won the award for being the 2nd place male runner over the whole season. Emma Pick went one better with her first-place female award across the whole series of races and Val Lawson won the award for the first female in her age category.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners took on challenges (ULTRA) Big & Small last weekend up and down the country and overseas.

For his introduction to Ultra Running, Martin Hollamby took on the mother of all ULTRA Trail Runs as he faced ‘The Oner’ – an 82mile ultra trail run held along the Jurassic coastline in Portland, Dorset. The seriously tough race has over ten thousand feet of ascent and a strict 24hr time limit with only 50% of the participants normally making it to the finish line. Martin has been putting in some serious training for the challenge which he ran to raise money for the charity ‘MIND’. Taking time out at each checkpoint to post updates to followers on social media as well as take on much needed food for energy, Martin managed to reach the last checkpoint at Lulworth Cove with a full 11hrs left to complete the closing section of the race which he managed with time to spare. In the end it took Martin 22hrs 15mins to complete the full 82-mile route.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”885″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Michael Shelton was another Peel Road Runner to take on an Ultra Race at the weekend as he took on the Coventry Way Ultra Race. The Coventry Way is a 40-mile circular footpath route around the Warwickshire countryside with lots of mud, stiles and kissing gates to pass over or through. Troubled slightly with an ankle injury during the run, Michael went on to complete the 40 miles in a time of 9hrs 58mins.

Also running down in Dorset was Paul Scholte as he ran the Exe to Axe Fell Race, a grade B fell run along a 22-mile route taking in the gorgeous Jurassic coastline, starting at Exmouth seafront and finishing at the Esplanade at Seaton. Paul’s time for the 22 miles was 4hr 13mins.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”884″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Lee Rickards was overseas in Majorca to run in the Pollenca half marathon. The warmer weather certainly suited him as he ran a new H/M personal best time of 1:25:35hrs for the 13.1miles.

Val Lawson was in the Peak District running in the Meerbrook Trail Race with over 1,100ft of ascent and 16.8km around the Tittesworth Reservoir and a steady climb up to the crags of ‘The Roaches’ for an awesome view of the surrounding area before descending back down towards Roche Grange and the finish at the Village Hall for tea & cake.

Staying with the ‘off road’ theme, Peeler Emma Livingstone was at the Warwickshire Wolf Run held at Welsh Road Farm, the home of the notorious and rather chilly ‘Alpha Lake’, where competitors take on manmade obstacles through some of the county’s best landscape over a 10k distance. Emma managed to complete the route in a time of 2hrs 5mins.

Laura Cox was in Sutton Park for the Birmingham Run. With many distances on offer on the day, Laura ran the 10k race with the route around the heathland and ancient woodland and finished with a time of 55:25mins.

Robert BOB Donovan ran the Runnymede Magna Carta Marathon on Saturday and finished in 69th position with his time of 5:45:40hrs for the 26.2miles.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”883″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]However, it was the Cathedral to Castle 10 mile run that attracted the most Peel Road Runners at the weekend with over 20 Peelers entering and volunteering as Marshals along the route (Lisa Fletcher & Raymond Rogers).[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”886″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]Garth Cox was the first Peel Road Runner to cross the finish line with a superb time of 1:12:31hrs for his 10 miles just pipping Darren O’Leary with his 1:12:35hrs with Malcom Bembridge, Craig Smith and Phil Neale not too far behind with their times of 1:15:27hrs, 1:15:44hrs & 1:15:55hrs respectively. Simon Smith was next to finish with his time of 1:18:53hrs.

Lisa Jones Bignell was the first Peel Road Runner female finisher as she ran a superb time of 1:23:35hrs and finished just ahead of Dave Fern with his time of 1:23:44hrs. Behind Dave was Owen J Slater with 1:26:04hrs, Natalie Walker 1:26:52hrs, Jenna Wilson 1:26:54hrs, Marcus Fairburn 1:27:35hrs, Helen Chyla 1:29:33hrs and Sandra Ingram with 1:29:43hrs. Carolyne Browne crossed the line in 1:30:00hrs followed home by Jo Insley 1:30:40hrs, Christie Rosser 1:30:57hrs and Richard Finnigan with his 1:30:59hrs. Joanne Harvey crossed the line in a time of 1:32:35hrs ahead of Darren Cotton 1:32:40hrs, Sophie Galloway 1:38:03hrs, Helen Manton 1:38:26hrs, Stella Martin 1:39:21hrs, Annie Wilson 1:42:44hrs, Moira Twiggs Bucknall 2:00:01hrs, Vickie (Gilks) Bowyer 2:03:50hrs and Alison Dolphin 2:03:56hrs.

With all the different weekend races lined up it was a quieter day for the Peelers at the weekends Parkrun events with only half a dozen runners running at Kingsbury Water Park.

George Hope made the most of the lighter attendance and finished as the first Peel Road Runner to cross the finish line with his time of 24:46mins. Behind George was Tim Mudd with his time of 26:39mins for his 5k. Joanne Harvey finished as the first Peel Road Runner female to cross the line with her time of 26:58mins ahead of Michael Stevenson 28:59mins, Lisa Fletcher 29:14mins and Darren O’Leary out for a gentle jog with his 35:57mins.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PEEL ROAD RUNNER Val Lawson turned back the clocks last weekend as she returned to the venue of her very first race – The Chasewater 10k.

Whilst not having the best of weeks leading up to this years race the venue certainly made Val feel very nostalgic on the day as she battled around the course in a time of 59:19mins. The time earned her 2nd best in her age category and brought all those old memories flooding back.

Peelers own “Marathon Man” Robert Donovan spent Good Friday running the Enigma Easter Marathon down at Caldecote Lakes and clocked up a time of 5:29:23hrs for his 26.2mile run.

Saturday brought the Peelers out for their weekly Parkrun 5k and Debra Prime made the weekend even better with a new PB of 38:08mins for her first Parkrun at Cannock Chase, her 7th Parkrun overall.

Kingsbury Water Park attracted the most Peel Road Runner’s as usual but the weeks weather leading up to the weekend made the conditions under foot for this weeks run very wet indeed – indeed wellington boots would have been the best choice of footwear on the day!!
Still the conditions didn’t slow the runners down too much as Darren O’Leary was the first Peeler through the finish tunnel with his time of 21:24mins. Not far behind Darren was Michael Shelton with his 22:11mins. George Hope was next to finish with a time of 24:55mins ahead of Darren Truman 25:48mins, Tim Mudd 26:36mins & Jason Church with his 28:06mins.

Jo Insley was the first Peel Road Runner female finisher with her 5k time of 27:32mins, now just 2 Parkrun away from the 50 milestone. Behind Jo was Lisa Fletcher 31:04mins, Caroline Evans completed her 50th Parkrun at Kingsbury with all the 3’s (33:33mins) followed home by Wendy Bowyer with her time of 37:26mins

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners braved the biting winter weather at this years Grizzly (reduced from 20 miles to 10 because of the snow) which took place on Sunday 18th. Paul Scholte was the first Peeler to finish in 1:37:57 with Nick Neale and Mike Shelton completing the course in 1:44:54 and 1:44:56 respectively.[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”853,854,855,856,857,858,859,860,861,862,863,864″ img_size=”full” onclick=””][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners were in attendance for the inaugural London Landmarks Half Marathon held on closed roads in the capital last weekend.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”849″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]The course snaked through the streets of London taking in major and minor landmarks that the city holds, starting on Pall Mall and finishing along Downing St. amidst the thousands of runners taking part it was Ashley Giles who was the first Peeler to cross the finish line with a time of 2:05:58hrs after battling most of the race with a sore foot blister and a knee problem that developed in the last few miles.

Darren Cotton was the other Peel Road Runner to take on the streets of gold and ran a steady 2:38:17hrs for his 13.1miles.

At the more local Ashbourne10 event were Malcolm Bembridge and Simon Smith. Malcolm had an excellent run and finished 2nd in his age group with his time of 1:19:05hrs with Simon not too far behind with his finishing time of 1:14:00hrs.

At Kingsbury Water Parkrun it was Phil Neale who finished as the first Peel Road Runner with his time of 22:22mins for his 5k – which was a new Personal Best time by over 20 seconds. Darren O’Leary was next to finish with his time of 23:32mins just ahead of Dave Fern who ran a 23:44min race and Robert Hirst with his 23:57mins. George Hope notched up 24:04mins for his 89th Parkrun followed by Darren Truman 24:32mins, Darren Cotton with 26:38mins, Tim Mudd with 27:11mins & Michael Stevenson with 28:36mins.

Jo Insley finished as the first female Peel Road Runner with her time of 29:16mins ahead of Stella Martin with 29:18mins.

Liz Morgan had a ride out to Conkers as the sole representative of the Peelers and ran 29:11mins for her 5k.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners very own Marathon Man Robert Donovan notched up another couple of 26.2mile runs to add to his growing list marathons completed and edges ever closer to his 100 Marathon target.

On Monday 12th March, Bob was at Willen Lake down in Milton Keynes for Day 1 of the ‘Week at the Knees’ running event where Bob’s finishing time was 6:00:14hrs and he returned to the same venue for Day 7 on Sunday 18th March to run his second marathon run at the week-long event and this time finishing a very cold 26.2 mile run with a time of 5:10:44hrs.

Last weekend’s weather took its toll on many of the other organised runs up and down the country with most being cancelled for safety reasons, but the local Parkrun at Kingsbury Water Park survived the wintry conditions and went ahead as normal. It was also a milestone event for the latest participants of the clubs ‘Couch to 5k’ members as their recent training efforts culminated in their first ever Parkrun 5k.

Leading the Peel Road Runners through the finish funnel on the day was Darren O’Leary who finished in 8th place on the day with his time of 21:13mins followed by Garth Cox with his time of 23:52mins. Robert Hirst was next to finish in 25:42mins. Caroline Trotman was the first Peel Road Runner lady to finish as she crossed the line in a time of 29:02mins just 6 secs ahead of Owen Slater & Adam Chyla (first of the couch to 5k first timers to finish) who both ran a 29:08min for their 5k. Next through the finish line was Caroline Evans with her time of 31:42mins with Lisa Cotterill finishing her first Parkrun with a time of 32:14mins & Lisa Fletcher finished with a time of 32:41mins.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”841″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Darren Truman was also supporting the CT5k runners on their debut and he finished with a time of 35:36mins ahead of Wendy Bowyer & Stella Martin with their matching times of 36:14mins. Debra Prime ran a 36:50min 5k with Vickie Gilks finishing on her shoulder with her time of 36:51mins.

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Everybody connected with the Peel Road Runners would like to congratulate Michael Shelton for recently passing his Coach in Running Fitness course.

[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”836″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Peel Road Runners were amongst the many hundreds of runners that descended upon the quaint Fradley Village on Sunday morning for the annual Florette 10k road race.

On a dry but chilly day it was Darren Truman who was the first Peel Road Runner across the finish line with his time of 48:57mins. Lisa Jones Bignall was the first female Peeler to finish with a tremendous time of 50:07mins. Garth Cox followed Lisa home with his time of 51:10mins and Darren Cotton finished with a time of 54:45mins.

Scott Frederick was a little further afield running in the Milton Keynes Half Marathon and Scott’s finishing time for the 13.1miles was 2:23:00hrs.

Peel Road Runners also attended various Parkrun events near and far last week. The furthest traveller was Laura McGrath who ran out with the small field of runners at the Newcastle West Parkrun event and finished her first ever Parkrun with an excellent time of 32:06mins.

Michael Stevenson was the sole Peel Road Runner down at Stratford Upon Avon and ran 29:07mins for his 5k. Another soloist runner was Liz Morgan at Rosliston Parkrun where Liz ran a 32:18min time.

Perry Hall had 2 Peelers in attendance last week – Robert Hirst ran a 27:01min 5k with Christine Norris finishing with her time of 38:38mins.

As always it was Kingsbury Water Park which had the greatest number of Peel Road Runner members in attendance. George Hope ran a great race and finished as the first Peeler through the time tunnel with his time of 24:46mins. Michael Shelton finished behind George with his time of 26:59mins just ahead of Martin Hollamby with his time of 27:00mins. Owen Slater was the final male finisher with his time of 33:15mins. For the Peel Road Runner ladies at Kingsbury it was Stella Martin who was first to finish with her time of 27:01mins just ahead of Jo Insley on her return from the other side of the world with her time of 27:19mins. Wendy Bowyer and Vickie Gilks finished together and were given the same finishing time of 38:57mins for their 5k run.

Everybody connected with the Peel Road Runners would like to congratulate Michael Shelton for recently passing his Coach in Running Fitness course.

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